machon

machon

1. genitive singular of macho

From Old French maçon, masson, machun (“bricklayer”), from Late Latin maciō, machiō (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattjuk (“ploghshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

machon m (plural machons)

1. (Jersey) stonemason

• franc-machon (“freemason”)
• machon'nie (“masonry”)

machon m

1. mason

machon

1. definite singular of macho